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EFCC Recovers Several Exotic Cars, Phones, Charms, Laptops From Ex-Convict, 61 Other ‘Yahoo Boys’

The suspects, he noted, will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.

Sixty-two (62) suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys” have been arrested by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud in Ilorin, Kwara State.

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A statement by EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the arrests, which were carried out in two separate operations involved one Raji Wasiu Babatunde whom the commission arrested sometime last year, prosecuted and got convicted, but “went back to his vomit and got arrested again.”

According to the statement, the convict was arrested together with 25 other suspected “Yahoo Boys” in an early morning operation carried out at different locations in Ilorin on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

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They are Yusuf Ahmed, Abdulazeez Ademola, Sulyman Mustapha, Yekeen Ibrahim, Samuel Adebayo, Raheem Moshood, Badmus Yusuf, Nurudeen Abdulmajeed, Abiodun Ayomide, Samuel Anuoluwapo, Ayodele Samuel, Ramadan Tijani, Soyinka Idris, Abdulhameed Junaid, Bashit Ismail, Temidayo Victor, Pelumi Adeboye, Lekan Oyedepo, and Kudus Buhari.

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Others are Oyedepo Julius, Oyedepo James, Adeboye Pelumi, Akole John, Mustapha Bashir, and Solomon Tomiwa.

“Acting on credible intelligence, operatives again, on Friday, May 5, 2023, rounded up another set of suspected fraudsters including a serving corps member, Salaudeen Muhammed, and 35 others,” the statement reads in part.

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They include Ashaolu Femi Richard, Olabisi David Oluwaseun, Adeyemi Marvelous David, Adekunle Aliyu Adeniyi, Amao Ibrahim Oluwasegun, Fakeye Tolulope Emmanuel, Fawaaz Ajibola, Lawal Adebayo Muritala, Sulaiman Saheed Olayinka, Azeez Ibrahim Olarewaju, Ayoola Emmanuel, Babatunde Oluwatomiwa Peter, Mayomi Olamide Faith, Samuel Mayomi Oluwaseun, Ayanda Samuel Oluwapelumi, Ajayi Mubarak Okikiola, Oke Ibukun Oyebisi, Owolaja Abayomi Oyewole, Taiwo Olatunbosun Apariola, and Yusuf Olamilekan Ibrahim.

“Others are Alufoge Toba Oluwaremilekun, Abiola Asimiyu Lukman, Quwam Lanre Busari, Damola Bello Lateef, Tijani Ridwan Lekan, Adeoye Quadri Olalekan, Folarori Abeeb Oladimeji, Bashit Abiodun Soneye, Adeoye Abdulgafar Olamide, Oladimeji Gabriel Junior, Ayinla Qudus Bashir, Uthman Mustapha, Aderoju Kayode Ridwan, Seun Elijah Simon, and Taofik Qoweeyu Bosun.”

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The anti-graft agency image maker disclosed that items recovered from the suspects include exotic cars, different brands of phones and laptops, and charms, among others.

The suspects, he noted, will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.

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Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported that operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the EFCC have arrested a total of 43 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys” in Ogun State.

Among the suspects arrested was a self-acclaimed police officer, Tijani Idris Oluwaseun.

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